“A twelve-quart soup pot. I just bought one of these for someone else, and now I want one.”David Bandola, 36, doctorBelgique twelve-quart stainless-steel stock pot, $69.99 at Macy’s .

“A new cutting board and a plane ticket to Italy, because I just got an encyclopedia of pasta.”Aaron Oster, 28, chefFlexible cutting mats, $15 for set of four at Sur La Table (75 Spring St., at Crosby St.; 212-966-3375).